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rafaelferreira2312/devforge

16HTMLAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5ActiveLicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

Static reference site that collects install commands, troubleshooting notes, and hardware tips for 15+ developer stacks. Open index.html in a browser and search or browse by stack.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((devforge))
    Inputs
      Stack pages
      Shell scripts
      PowerShell scripts
    Outputs
      Install commands
      Copy-to-clipboard snippets
      Docker sections
    Use Cases
      Set up a dev machine
      Look up install steps
      Compare stacks
    Tech Stack
      HTML
      CSS
      JavaScript
      Shell
      PowerShell

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Set up a new developer laptop using copy-paste install commands per stack

USE CASE 2

Look up troubleshooting notes for a specific framework install

USE CASE 3

Host an internal team handbook of install steps as a static site

Tech stack

HTMLCSSJavaScriptShellPowerShell

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

No build step; clone and open index.html, or serve with any static server.

MIT license, free to use, modify, and redistribute, even commercially, as long as the copyright notice is kept.

In plain English

DevForge is a small reference site for setting up a developer machine. The README, written in Portuguese, describes it as a central place that brings together installation scripts, documentation, troubleshooting notes, and hardware suggestions for more than fifteen technology stacks. The user is meant to land on it when they want to install a particular language or framework and need the commands and steps in one place. The project itself is a static website rather than a tool that runs in the background. The README tells the user to clone the repository, open index.html in a browser, or serve it with a small local server like Live Server, and then browse the stacks from a sidebar or from card tiles on the homepage. There is no build step and no backend mentioned. The features listed include a search box that looks across stacks and commands, a copy button next to every command, an optional Docker section inside each stack page, a dark mode that is on by default, and a visual style the author compares to Vercel, Linear, and Warp. The README also claims one-command installation across Linux, Windows, and macOS. The repository is organised into three folders. The stacks folder holds one page per technology. The scripts folder holds shell and PowerShell files used for automation. The assets folder holds CSS and JavaScript. The licence is MIT.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Clone devforge, serve it locally, and walk me through how the stack pages are wired to the sidebar search
Prompt 2
Add a new stack page to devforge for Bun with install commands for macOS, Linux, and Windows
Prompt 3
Fork devforge and replace the content with my team's onboarding install steps while keeping the search and copy buttons working
Prompt 4
Audit the devforge shell and PowerShell install scripts and tell me which ones need sudo or admin
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